Jenna Ortega
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 2002 · age 24
She's the rare young actor whose stardom arrived through careful escalation - Disney comedies into Netflix thrillers into a three-film slasher run that earned her the "Gen Z's scream queen" tag before she was old enough to rent a car. Then Wednesday Addams happened, and the recognition went global.
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Klara and the SunFilmAround the same time: Klara and the Sun (film)., Klara2025
Death of a UnicornFilm, Producer2024
Hot Ones VersusSeries
Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceFilm, 2024Astrid2023
FinestkindFilm, Mabel2022
WednesdaySeries, Producer
American CarnageFilm, 2022Camila2021
The FalloutFilm, Vada Cavell2020
The Babysitter: Killer QueenFilm, Phoebe Atwell2019
The Tamron Hall ShowSeries
Girl CodeFilm, 2019Olivia2018
Big City GreensSeries, Gabriella Espinosa (voice)2017
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the JaquinsFilm, Princess Isabel (voice)2016
BizaardvarkSeries, Izzy
Elena and the Secret of AvalorFilm, 2016Princess Isabella (voice)2015
After WordsFilm, Anna Chapa2014
Jane the VirginSeries, Young Jane
The Cookie MobsterFilm, 2014Nita2013
Insidious: Chapter 2Film, Annie2004
CSI: NYSeries, Aimee Moore2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series2002Born27 September 2002People around Jenna
Close ties
Tim Burton Directed Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Catherine Zeta-Jones Also in Wednesday and The Gallerist
James Vanderbilt Produced Scream VI and Scream
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Directed Scream VI and Scream
Tyler Gillett Directed Scream VI and Scream
Christina Ricci Duets: Wednesday Addams, also in Wednesday
Luis Gómez Also in Wednesday and Wednesday, season 2
Samara Weaving Also in Scream and The Babysitter: Killer Queen
Brian Tyler Wrote Iron Man 3, Scream VI and Scream
Aimee Carrero Also in Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
Kevin Williamson Produced Scream (2026)
Marianne Maddalena Produced Scream (2026)
Cathy Konrad Produced Scream (2026)
Brad Pitt Produced Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Natalie Portman Produced The Gallerist (2026)
Seth Rogen Produced Miller's Girl (2024)
Taika Waititi Produced Klara and the Sun (2026)
David Arquette Also in Saving Flora and Scream
Melissa Barrera Also in Scream VI and Scream
Ty Simpkins Also in Insidious: Chapter 2 and Iron Man 3
Roger L. Jackson Also in Scream VI and Scream
Jillian Rose Reed Also in Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
Miles Millar Wrote Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Debi Derryberry Duets: Wednesday Addams
Known for
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The Fallout 2021
Winter Spring Summer or Fall 2024
Elena and the Secret of Avalor 2016
Saving Flora 2019
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024
Filmography 34
79 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
Jenna Marie Ortega started acting at nine and spent her teens building a resume in increments: a recurring spot as young Jane on Jane the Virgin from 2014, a lead role as Harley Diaz on the Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle from 2016 to 2018 (which brought her an Imagen Award), then a pivot into darker material with You in 2019 and The Babysitter: Killer Queen in 2020. Her performance as a traumatized student in The Fallout in 2021 drew real praise, but the breakout came when she stepped into horror full-time: Scream in 2022, X the same year, Scream VI in 2023. That trifecta cemented the scream queen label, but it was her turn as Wednesday Addams on Netflix's Wednesday in 2022 that vaulted her into award-season conversation - Golden Globe, Emmy, and SAG nominations followed. She's since carried Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024 and the thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow in 2025, all while The Hollywood Reporter put her on their Power 100 in 2023 and Forbes named her to their 30 Under 30 the year after.
